Attitudes to college - parents opinions on higher education in the U.S., 2008-2015

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Parents' attitudes toward college in the United States, opinions rated strongly agree, year-on-year between 2008 and 2015

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The statistic shows parents' attitudes toward college in the United States, between 2008 and 2015. Depicted is the percentage of parents who strongly agreed with the statements shown. In 2010, 81 percent of parents surveyed stated that they strongly agreed with the statement that college is an 'investment in the future'.

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The statistic shows parents' attitudes toward college in the United States, between 2008 and 2015. Depicted is the percentage of parents who strongly agreed with the statements shown. In 2010, 81 percent of parents surveyed stated that they strongly agreed with the statement that college is an 'investment in the future'.

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Release date

July 2015

Region

United States

Survey time period

2007 to 2015

Supplementary notes

*Not asked in 2008, 2009.

The survey is nationally representative and has included 1,600 dependent undergraduate college students and parents.
Data for years, prior to 2014, has been retrieved from previous publications.

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